Redding police kill gunman during traffic stop

REDDING, Calif. 
Redding police say they fatally shot an armed man during a traffic stop after the suspect wounded an officer.

Police Capt. Scott Mayberry says officers pulled over a teal Pontiac Grand Am on Monday morning for erratic driving and saw that someone in the car had a gun. Mayberry says a struggle ensued, during which the gunman shot an officer in the arm.

Another officer returned fire, killing the gunman. Authorities identified him Tuesday as 54-year-old Jose Venavides and say he had an extensive criminal history.

Two other people in the Grand Am were detained but not arrested.

The Shasta County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation. Both officers involved in the shooting have been placed on leave pending its outcome.